Improvement in plows



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEROME BLANCHARD, OF IOWAFALLS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT `|N PLows.

` To all whom it may concern:

' Beit known that I, JEROME BLANCHARD,

i of Iowa Falls, in the county of' Hdardin and State of Iowa, haveVinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Breaking-Flows; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full,

iclear, and exact description thereof, reference to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring tothe annexed drawing, which formsa part of this specitication, and which represents a perspective View ofmy improved plow.

A represents the plow-beam, B the landside, and C the share, ot' a plow.Ashort distance in rear otl the joint, between the landside and share,and attached to the landside, is a small wheel, a, the tace of which isbeveled to an angle corresponding to thelface of a moldboard at thatpoint.

D is a dat iron bar connecting the landside and the share, and on saidbaris attached the upright shaft or journal of the horizontal wheel b.

- G G are stiiiron arms attached to the landside B, and to which areattached by adjustable connections d el the shafts on' the horizontalwheels l1l 71,. By means ot' these adjustable connections d d the wheelsh h can be thrown forward, back, out, or in, to suit the operator andenablehim to lay the sod tlat`7 or kinked,77 as he may choose.

The wheels b and h h are made with curved faces to prevent the adhesionofthe soil.

Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new, anddesireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination otl the landside B, share C,

connecting-bnl D, bars G Gr, with adjustable connections d d, and thewheels o b and h h, all constructed and arranged substantially as andfor the purposes herein set t'orth.

JEROME BLANCHARD.

Witnesses:

G. WILSON LEWIS, S. M. WEAVER.

